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Elements of Art

The document discusses the elements and principles of art, including line, shape, color, value, texture, proportion, harmony, variety, movement, rhythm, balance and emphasis. It defines each element and principle and provides examples. The last section prompts the reader to examine an artwork and identify which elements and principles are emphasized.

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Elements of Art

The document discusses the elements and principles of art, including line, shape, color, value, texture, proportion, harmony, variety, movement, rhythm, balance and emphasis. It defines each element and principle and provides examples. The last section prompts the reader to examine an artwork and identify which elements and principles are emphasized.

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EL E M E N T S A N D

P R IN C IP L E S O F A R T
WHAT IS ART?
• CREATIVE EXPRESSION USING THE FIVE SENSES
• AN EXPRESSION OF OUR THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, INTUITIONS, AND DESIRES
• SHARING THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE THE WORLD
• THE CONSCIOUS USE OF SKILL AND CREATIVE IMAGINATION ESPECIALLY IN THE PRODUCTION OF
AESTHETIC OBJECTS
ELEMENTS OF ART
• SPACE
• PERTAINS TO EMPTINESS WHICH MAY EITHER BE POSITIVE SPACE OR NEGATIVE
SPACE
• POSITIVE SPACE IS AN AREA OCCUPIED BY AN OBJECT OR FORM
• POSITIVE SPACE REFERS TO A PART WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN A SHAPE.
• NEGATIVE SPACE IS THE AREA THAT RUNS BETWEEN, THROUGH, AND AROUND OR
WITHIN OBJECTS
ELEMENTS OF ART
• LINE
• LINE IS DEFINED AS A POINT MOVING IN SPACE WHERE ITS LENGTH IS GREATER THAN ITS WIDTH
• DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES INCLUDE CONTINUOUS, BROKEN, JAGGED, VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL, OR DIAGONAL
• HORIZONTAL LINE – CALMNESS
• VERTICAL LINE – CONVEY STRENGTH
• DIAGONAL LINE – CREATE AN IMPRESSION OF ACTION
• CURVE LINE – CREATE AN IMPRESSION OF GRADUAL CHANGE OF DIRECTION
• CIRCULAR – PERTAIN TO ABRUPT CHANGE OF DIRECTION
ELEMENTS OF ART
• SHAPE
• TWO DIMENSIONAL FIGURE WITH HEIGHT AND WIDTH
• SHAPES CAN BE GEOMETRIC, SUCH AS SQUARES OR TRIANGLES OR THEY CAN BE
ORGANIC AND NOT HAVE DEFINED PARAMETERS AND ARE MORE CURVED AND
ABSTRACT
• ORGANIC – LEAF, CLOUD, FLOWER, ETC.
• SHAPES IN ART CAN BE USED TO CONTROL HOW THE VIEWER PERCEIVES A PIECE
ELEMENTS OF ART
•COLOR
• THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO COLOR
• HUE WHICH IS THE NAME WE GIVE THE COLOR (RED, YELLOW, BLUE, ETC.)
• INTENSITY REFERS TO THE VIVIDNESS OF THE COLOR (INTENSITY CAN ALSO BE
REFERRED TO AS SATURATION OR PURITY)
• VALUE MEANING HOW DARK OR LIGHT A COLOR IS
ELEMENTS OF ART

•VALUE
•VALUE IS THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS IN COLOR
•HE LIGHTEST VALUE IS WHITE AND THE DARKEST VALUE IS
BLACK
ELEMENTS OF ART

•TEXTURE
•TEXTURE IS HOW AN OBJECT LOOKS OR FEELS
•TEXTURE CAN ACTUALLY FELT SUCH AS IN SCULPTURE
PRINCIPLES OF ART
•PROPORTION
•REFERS TO THE
RELATIONSHIP OF THE
SIZE OF ELEMENTS IN A
BODY ART
PRINCIPLES OF ART

•HARMONY
•UNITY OF THE ARTWORK
•ARRANGEMENT OF RELATED ELEMENTS
PRINCIPLES OF ART

•VARIETY
•REFER TO AS DIVERSITY
•MULTIPLE ELEMENTS
PRINCIPLES OF ART

•MOVEMENT
•THE ILLUSION
OF MOTION
PRINCIPLES OF ART

•RHYTHM
•REPETITION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE PATTERNS
•A PIECE OF ART DENOTES A TYPE OF REPETITION USED TO
EITHER DEMONSTRATE MOVEMENT OR EXPANSE
PRINCIPLES OF ART
• BALANCE
• REFERS TO EVEN AND EQUAL DISTRIBUTION
OF ELEMENTS
• REFERS TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT
OR THE APPARENT WEIGHT OF THE PIECE
PRINCIPLES OF ART
• EMPHASIS
• REFER TO THE GREATER IMPACT GIVEN ON
A CERTAIN ELEMENTS
• EMPHASIS CAN BE COLOR, UNITY,
BALANCE, OR ANY OTHER PRINCIPLE OR
ELEMENT OF ART USED TO CREATE A FOCAL
POINT
ACTIVITY
DIRECTION: EXAMINE THE ARTWORK AND STATE WHAT YOU HAD NOTICED BY
ANSWERING THE GIVEN QUESTIONS BELOW.
1. WHICH AMONG THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES ARE PRESENT IN THE ART WORK
THAT YOU THINK THE ARTIST WANTS TO EMPHASIS?
2. DISCUSS 3 ELEMENTS AND 2 PRINCIPLES THAT THE ARTIST APPLIED TO THE
ARTWORK TO CALL THE ATTENTION FROM THE VIEWERS.
THANK YOU

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